Kitchen-cabinet



Ha well,

after \VILLIAMJ. GOOCH, FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY.

KlTCHEN- CABHNET,

j I SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 591,037, dated October 5, 1897.

Application filed October 31, 1896- Serial No- 6 ,77 (N0 111011613 ToaZl whom/it may concern.-

Beit known that LWVILLIAM J. GOOCH,a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county of Simpson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Kitchen-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification I v This invention relates to kitchen-cabinets;

and it has for its object to provide a cabinet of this character constructed with reference to durability and a convenient arrangement of parts to provide for keeping stored, in good condition, a large varietyof kitchen'and table articles. A

tVith these and other objects in view,which will readily appear as the nature of the inventioo is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully'described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen cabinet constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional View of a portion of one of the large upright bins, showing the coffee-mill attachment, .Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective view of the detachable side plate for inclosing the coffee-mill compartment. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 6 G of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a similar view on the line 7 7, of Fig. Fig. 8 is a detail in perspective of the grater-drawer and its attachments. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail sectional viewof one of the sifter spice-boxes, Fig. 10 is a detail sectional viewof the upper end portion of one of the enlarged upright bins, showing the i Fi 11 is detail sectional view on theline'm m of Fig. Fig.12is an enlargeddetail sectional view showing'the detachable connection between the lever-arm and pivot-stud of the agitator-grating. @Fig. 13 is a detail elevationshowing the form of the slotin the. upper edgeoflthesifter frame or rimp .Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates the hollow base .portion of the cabinet, which is somewhat in the form of a cubical box, and forornamentah in a kitchen.

purposes is provided with an open compo undly-curved front side. The hollow basebox 1 of the cabinet, while open at its front side, is provided therein 'with a horizontal partition 2, dividing the box into separate upper and lower portions, the upper portion of the base-box above the partition 2 being subdivided by vertical partitions 3 into a plurality of separate compartments 4, inclosed at thefront open side of the base byseparate doors 5, hinged at their upper edges, as at 6, to the front upper edge of the hollow base and provided near their lower edges with the finger-knobs 7 to permit of the ready opening and closing of the doors whenever necessary.

Below the central horizontal partition 2 the lower portion of the hollow base of the cabinet is subdivided into a pair of large compartments 8by a central vertical partition-plate 9, said large compartments 8 being conveniently used, respectively, for bread and cake and being inclosed attheir front open sides by a single door 10, extending the entire length of the base and hinged at its upper edge, as at 11, to the front side of the base, immediately below the lower edgesof the front doors 5 for the upper tier of compartments 4 within the hollow base.

The-hollow compartment base, portion 1 of the cabinet'is provided with a flatftop, on which is supported a pair of oppositely-located large upright cylindrical bins 12 and 13, which are duplicates in size and shape and are intended to be respectively employed for holding a large quantity of flour and meal, which articles are in constant demand bins 12' and 13 are inclosed at their upper ends by removable "caps or covers 14:, which caps or covers can be readily removed when the'bins, are being filled, and which when in place serve to keep foreign substances out of the bins, and each of said bins'is open at its lower end, so as to communicate directly with the base-compartmente therebelow, so that the two bins l2 and,13 communicate,

respectively, with separate. compartments 4 inthe upperportion of the base 1 of the cabinet. t

The large upright cylindrical 1 At its open lower end communicating with the compartment 4 therebelow each of the bins 12 and 13 has fitted therein a depending supporting-flange-15, (see Fig. 6,) which provides for the detachable support of a sifter attachment 16. The sifter attachment 16 es sentially comprises a circular frame 17, having a contracted lower portion 18 and an upwardly-disposed flange 19, adapted to embrace the depending supportingflange l5 and provided in its edge with a plurality of spaced L-shaped notches 20, adapted to be turned into and out of locking engagement with a plurality of supporting-studs 21, fitted to the flange 15 and projected across the space between such flange and the body of the bin, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, there being the same number of studs 21 as notches 20. To provide for disconnecting the sifter frame or rim 17 from the depending supportingflange 15 Within the-'lower open end of each of the large bins, it is simply necessary to turn the said frame or rim 17 to permit of the disengagement of the notches 20 from the studs.

21, and in replacing the said frame or rim the flange 19 thereof is slipped upward upon the flange 15 over the studs 21 and turned to interlock the notches 20 with such studs.

Each sifter attachment 16 has fitted within the circular frame or rim 17thereof a horizontal Sifter-screen 22, of suitable mesh and fastened at its edges to the frame or rim 17 in any suitable manner, and arranged below the sifter-screen 22 is a transverse brace-bar 23, extending diametrically across the space within the frame or rim 17 and serving as a brace to support the screen 22 and prevent sagging thereof, and said transverse bracebar 23 is provided therein centrally between its ends with a circular pivot-opening 24, loosely receiving thereinthe circular pivotstud 25, (see Fig. 12,) projected centrally from the under side of a circular skeleton agitator-grating 26.

The circular skeleton agitator-gratin g 26 is of a diameter equaling that of the screen 22,

and is arranged upon the upper surface of the screen to provide for agitating the material and working the same through the meshes .of the screen, and the peripheral edges of the saidagitatorgrating are adapted to bear on a wear ring or flange 27, fitted to theedges of the screen 22. The circular pivot-stud 25, projected centrally from the under side of the grating 26, is formed witha squared boss 28 and a threaded pin 29, projectedfrom the boss, which boss is. adapted to loosely fit in the squared opening 30, formed in the inner end of a lever-arm 31.

boss of the stud 25 by means of the nut 32, fitted on the threaded pin 29. The lever-arm 31 is disposed in a substantially horizontal plane and is'provided intermediate of its ends with a V-shaped or angled portion 32?, con

The inner end of the lever-arm 31' is detachably secured to the-- forming to the contracted portion 18 of the sifter frame or ring 17 so as to freely work thereover, and the outer end of the lever-arm projects through a horizontally-disposed circular slot 33, formed in the bin-body at the lower end thereof, said outer end of the leverarm .having fitted thereto a finger-knob 34, which is grasped by the fingers to provide for swinging the arm back and forth and cause the a gitator-gratin g to oscillate over the sifterscreen and work the material theret-hrough into the compartment 4 therebelow, in which compartment maybe placed a suitable receptable. for catching the material being sifted. By disconnecting the inner end of the lever-arm from the pivot-stud of the grating the sifter attachment may be removed,

in the manner explained, for the purpose of emptying out any foreign substances that may have accumulated within the attachment after all of the'material has been sifted out of the bin thereabove. Between the oppositely-located large bin 12 and 13 and on top of the hollow base 1 of the cabinet is formed a compartment-casing 35, having therein parallel with its front and rear walls a central vertical partition 36, having its vertical side edges meeting the bodies of the bins 12 and 13, and said partition 36, with the rear wall of'the casing 35, forms a rear upright sugar bin or compartment 37, having a top opening 38, inelosed by the removable cover or cap 39, and the lower open end of the bin or compartment 37 communicates with the central one of the compartments 4, within which compartment is arranged an inclined deflecting-plate 40, terminating short of the partition 2 and disposed partition-plates 41, forming 'therebetween -a' centrally located canister compartment 42 and next to the bins 12 and 13 the oppositely-10- cated interior bins 43, provided at their upper ends with top openings inelosed by the screwcaps 44. The oppositely located interior bins 43 have fitted to their lower end the lat-' erally-deflected discharge-spouts 44, (see Fig. 11,) having fitted therein the cut-off slides 45, said discharge-spouts 4'4 projecting through the side walls of a collecting-compartment 46, formed centrally Within thefront lower portionof the casing 35 and inelosed at its front open, side by a hinged door 47, said compartment 46 being designed to receive a cup or vessel when it is desired to collect maierial such as rice, oatmeal, or the like-from either of the bins 43.

Joined with the front wall of the casing 35,

at the front side of the bins 12 and 13, are" oppositely-located upright circular bin-casings 48, forming a .pair of oppositely-located front auxiliary bins 49, adapted to hold Graham flour, hominy, or some similar material, and at their upper ends the front bins 19 are provided with top openings inclosed by the screw-caps 50. At their lower ends the bins 49 are provided with depending dischargespouts 51, having fitted therein the cut-off slides 52 and projecting into the compartments 4, below the bins 12 and 13, to provide convenient means for collecting material from the bins 49 in a suitable vessel or receptacle introduced into the compartments 4 below the large bins.

The front wall-of the compartment-casing 35 is provided with a vertical series of circular canister-openings 53, from the lower sides of which openings project supporting-strips 54, extended inwardly within the canistercompartment 42 and providingsupports for the circular canisters 55, removably inserted through the openings 53. The canisters 55 are designed to hold different kinds of spices and are of different sizes, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and certain or all ofthe canisters may be constructed as illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings, in which the canister essentially comprises a cylindrical body 56, provided at one end with an inturned threaded flange 57, formed with a circular opening 58 and adapted to removably receive therein a dished bottom cap 59, having a threaded flange 60, engaging the flange 57, and a transverse finger-piece 61, which is grasped by the thumb and fingerof 'the hand to provide for removing or replacing the bottom cap, which bottom cap when removed allows the canister to be readily filled or large quantities of the spice or other materials to be emptied therefrom. At its end opposite the removable bottom cap the canister-body 56 is provided with a threaded top neck having removably fitted thereon a screw-cap 63, provided with a finger-knob 64, which knob is grasped to not only remove and replace the cap 63, but also in removing and replacing the canisters in the cabinet." Adjacent to or at the inner side of the top, neck 62 of the canister-body is arranged a sifting-screen plate 64, suitably fitted within the canisterbody and providing means. to allow the contents theregf to be sifted through the neck 62,

as will be readily understood.

The compartment-casing 35 is provided in the front wall thereof immediatelyabove the collectingcompartment 46 with a draweropening 05, adapted to removably receive therein a grater drawer 66. The graterrlrawer 66 is provided at its front side with a finger-knob G7 and has the open upper side follower 73.

having in the wall thereof 1 next to the plate 70 an opening 7 2, through which is pressed the nutmeg or other article to be grated by means of a follower-plate 7 3. The followerplate 73 is fitted to one end of a stem 74, working through the outer end of the cylindrical spring-barrel 75, so as to be conveniently grasped by the fingers, and interposed between the outer closed end of the springbarrel 75 and the follower 73 is a spring 76;

to normally press the follower toward the opening 72. The cylindrical spring-loarrel 75 is projected from the laterally-movable hopper-box 71 and forms a hand-grasp for working said box backand forth over the gratingplate 70 to provide for grating the nutmeg or other material through the said plate into the front portion of the drawer 66, as will be readily understood. The hopper-box 71 is open at its upper side to permit the placing of the nutmeg in front of the spring-pressed WVhen the grater-drawer is not in use, the cover-plate 68 is folded down and the drawer inserted in the opening (55.

The large upright cylindrical bin 12 has fitted within one side thereof a vertical partition 78, (see Fig. 13,) forming within the bin 12 a side coffee-compartment 79, inclosed at its open upperend within the upper end of the bin 12 by a hinged door-plate 80, and within the dower portion thereof the side coffee-compartment 7 9 hasfitted therein a laterally and downwardly inclined chute-plate 81, provided near its lower edge with a feedopening 82, communicating with the coffeemill compartment 83, formed within the compartment 79, below the chute-plate 81 there:

soas to receive a supply of coffee from the bottom feed-opening 82 of the coffee-com; partment 79. j

The compartment83, in which the coffeemill is arranged, is open at its side, and this open side is inclosed by a detaohable side plate 87, removably fitted at its upper edge under a retaining-flange 88, secured on theexterior of the bin 12, and detachably engaged or at its opposite side edges by suitable turnbu'ckles 89, pivoted to the bin-body 12, the

, removal of the plate 87 providing ready access to the coifee-mill whenever necessary or desirable for purposes of adj ustment or cleanmg. mill compartment is provided-at its lower edge with an inwardly-disposed integral trayplate 90, having formed thereon a flared collecting-tray 91, formed with a discharge slot or opening 92 in its bottom to provide for the discharge of ground coffee into the coffeedrawer 84, said tray 91 preventing the scattering of the coffee and causing its deflection through the slot or opening 92.

The other large upright bin 13 has fitted within the upper part thereof a transverse tubular casing 93, formed in its lower side with a slot 94 and having slidably mounted therein a scales-supporting rod or bar 95, provided at its outer end with a hook 96, designed to support an ordinary pair of scales or spring-balances. At its inner end the rod 95 is provided'with a stop-lug 97, working in the s1ot,94, to limit the inward and outward movement of the rod, it being understood that when the rod is not in use the same is moved inward to the position illustrated in Fig. 10.

To complete the cabinet, the compartmentcasing 35 supports thereon between the bins 12 and 13 a crest-piece 98, having a circular clock-casing 99, inclosed at its rear side bya detachable cap 100, providing means for removably holding therein an ordinary circular clock.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described different parts of'the kitchen-cabinet will be readily apparent without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing'from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by LettersPatent, is-

1. In a kitchen-cabinet, a hollow base portion formed with compartments therein, an

upright bin-body arran'gedbn top of the 1101- low base and-communicating with one of-the compartments thereof at its lower end, said bin-body being provided within the lower open end portion thereof with a depending supporting-flange and a circular series of supporting-studs projected across the space between such flange and the body of the bin, a sifter frame or rim provided with an upwardly-disposed flange embracing said depending s'upporting-flange and provided in its edge with a plurality of notches adapted to detachably interlock with said supportingst'uds, a horizontal sifter-screen fitted within the sifter frame or rim, a transverse brace-- bar arranged directly under the sifter-screen The detachable side plate of the cofieeand provided with a centrally-located pivotopening, a circular skeleton agitator-grating arranged on top of the sifter-screen and provided with a central depending pivot-stud working in the opening of said brace-bar, and a laterally-swinging lever -arm detachably connected at its inner end with the pivotstud of the grating and having-its outer end projected through and working in a slot formed in the wall of the bin-body, substantially as set forth,

2. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with an upright compartment-casing provided with an upright canister-compartment and a plurality of canister-openings communicating with such compartment; of the spicecanisters, each comprising a cylindrical body provided at one end with an inturned threaded flange and at its opposite end with an interior sifting-screen plate and a threaded top neck, a screw-cap fitted on the threaded top neck of the canister-body, and a dished bottom cap having a threaded flange engaging the inturned threaded flange of the canister-body, and a transverse finger-piece, substantially as set forth.

3. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with an upright casing having a drawer-opening; of a grater-drawer adapted to be fitted in said drawer-opening and provided with a 95 hinged cover-plate at its upper side, a grating plate fitted transversely within the graterdrawer, a laterally-movable hopper-boxslidably fitted on said grating-plate and provided with an offstandin g cylindrical spring-barrel, a follower-plate mounted to work within said hopper-box, and a spring arranged within said barrel at one side of the follower-plate, substantially as set forth.

'4. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination of an upright bin-bod y having a vertical partition therein forming a side cofiee-compartment provided Within the lower portion thereof with a laterally and downwardly inclined chute-plate having therein a feed-opening, no the space below said chute-plate forming a coffee-mill compartment to hold an ordinary coffee-mill, and open at its side, a side plate .detachably fitted over the open side of the coffee-mill compartment and provided at its 11 5 lower edge with an inwardly-disposed integral tray'plate having a bottom discharge slot or opening and formed with a flared collectingtray, and a coffee-drawer removably mounted within the lower part of the coffee-mill com- :20 partment below said tray-plate, substantially as set forth.

5. In a kitchen cabinet, a hollow base formed with compartments therein, an upright bin-body arranged on top of the hollow 12 5 base and communicating with one of the compartments thereof, said bin-body being provided within the lower open end portion thereof with a depending supporting-flange, a sifter frame or rim provided with an upwardly- I 30 disposed flange having a detachable inter- [pivot-stud of the grating, substantially as set locking connection with the depending supforth. L M I porting-flange of. the bin-body, a horizontal In testimony thatl claimthe foregoing as sifterscreen fitted within the sifter frame or my own I have'hereto aflixed my signature in 5 rim, a circular skeleton agitator-grating movthe presenceof two witnesses.

7 ably arran ed on top of the Sifter-screen and 7 v I d l 1 provided vyith a pendent pivot-stud extendi WILLIAM GOOCH' ingbelow the screen, anda lever-arm extenda Witnesses:

ing putside of the bin-body and having a de- WM. L. ALBRIGHT,

1o tachable connection at its inner-end with said I T.; A. MEGUIAR. 

